⚔️ Syria weighs sending up to 20,000 troops to Yemen — including Islamist foreign fighters

Saudi Arabia and Syria are discussing deploying Syrian forces to Yemen to join the counteroffensive against the Houthis, 3 US officials told Axios.

President Ahmed al-Sharaa is seriously considering sending up to 20,000 Syrian troops to Yemen. One unit under consideration — the 84th Division — includes thousands of Islamist foreign fighters who helped topple Assad.

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